1620s, from Modern Latin rosa crucis (DuCange) or crux, Latinization of German Rosenkreuz, French rosecroix, from the secret society's reputed founder Christian Rosenkreuz, said to date from 1484, but not mentioned before 1614. As an adjective from 1660s.
双语例句
1. The Rosicrucian manifesto created quite a stir in European circles.
蔷薇十字会的宣言对欧洲造成相当大的震动.
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2. Associated with these traditions is the Rosicrucian movement which appeared in the seventeenth century.
